Samuel A Tobey
Rank: Pvt Co: G Age: 20 Residence: Eliot Birthplace: Eliot Occupation: joiner
Married/Single: S Height: 5' 6 Eyes: Gr Hair: Br Complexion: Lt
SAMUEL AUGUSTUS TOBEY (Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Samuel, Stephen, James) was born 23 Oct 1841 in Eliot, Maine, the son of Samuel and Mary H (Dixon) Tobey [Tobey Gen, pg 309]. He died in 1926 [grave] and was buried in Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Eliot.
He married first, on 25 Aug 1864 in Portsmouth, NH [NH Marr rec; Tobey Gen, pg 309], to ANNIE R COLE. She was born 1845, he daughter of Samuel and Sarah A Cole. She died on 6 Nov 1877, aged 32 yrs, 6 mos, 17 days [Eliot vr], and is buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
He was married second, on 28 Jan 1885, to MARY BOWRAN, the daughter of Robert and Christie (McLain) Bowran. She was born 18 Sept 1860 [Tobey Gen, pg 309].
Samuel was a carpenter, building ships while he lived in Eliot, and after moving to Cambridge, MA around 1880, he had his own business as a house carpenter. He was a member of the John A Logan, Post 186, GAR, in Cambridge, and held the officer's position of surgeon for many years. He also took part in decorating the graves of veterans at North Cambridge Cemetery [Cambridge Tribune, 5/27/1899].
I. IDA B TOBEY, b. 3 Sept 1865 [Tobey Gen, pg 309]. Married 12 Jan 1888 in Cambridge, MA [MA marr rec] to HERBERT E SMITH. He was born in Cambridge ca 1864, the son of Samuel and Mary Smith. In 1910, he was a real estate salesman and dealer, living in Boston.
1. Paul E Smith, b. ca 1889 in FL (age 21 in 1910)
2. Margaret Smith, b. ca 1893 in FL (age 17 in 1910)
3. Ida E Smith, b. ca 1901 in NY (age 9 in 1910)
II. WILLIAM CLINTON TOBEY, b. 12 Apr 1867 in Eliot [Tobey Gen, pg 309]; d. 1946 in Orange Co, FL [FL Death Index]. He married, on 5 Apr 1887 in Cambridge, MA [MA vr], to DELLA M PAYNE, the dau of Elisha and Alice Payne. She was born abt Nov 1869 [1900 census] in MA. By 1900, they had moved to Hempstead, NY, where he was working as a carpenter.
1. Alice D Tobey, b. Apr 1890 in ME [1900 census]
2. Marion A Tobey, b. Sept 1894 in MA [1900 census]
III. SAMUEL OSCAR TOBEY, b. 29 Sept 1870 in Eliot; d. 6 Mar 1898 in Plymouth, FL. He had moved there in Jan '98 due to a stomach ailment, with hopes the better climate would renew his health. His body was sent back to Cambridge for a funeral, and he was buried in the family plot at Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Eliot [Cambridge Chronicle, 3/12/1898]. He had been a horse dealer while in Cambridge, residing with his father [1898 City Dir]. He didn't marry.
IV. RALPH ELWOOD TOBEY, b. 4 Jul 1875 in Eliot [Eliot vr]. He married BESSIE GERTRUDE SCOTT on 1 Aug 1902. She was born in St John, New Brunswick, the daughter of Robert and Mary J (Mitchell) Scott. He lived in Cambridge, Boston, and Mattapan, having various occupations. By 1921, he had removed to Milton, MA, where he worked as a travelling salesman [1921 St Dir] and building contractor [1930 census].
1. Ralph Elwood Tobey, b. 10 May 1903; d. 3 Feb 1904 from pneumonia. Bur in Cambridge Cemetery.
2. Robert Oscar Tobey, b. 23 Oct 1904 in Boston [MA vr v545 p198]
3. Frederick Samuel Tobey, b. 2 Nov 1908 Boston [MA vr v577 p258]
With 2nd wife Mary:
V. GORDON ELIOT TOBEY, b. 11 Nov 1891 in Cambridge, MA [MA vr v413 p99]. Marr to GERTRUDE M. The 1930 Braintree, MA census shows him with four children:
1. Maria D Tobey
2. Gordon J Tobey
3. Joan M Tobey
4. Rebecca A Tobey
VI. HOWARD BLAINE TOBEY, b. 11 Dec 1893 in Cambridge [MA vr v431 p126]
Additional Source Data:
1850 Eliot, York, Maine census: hh 21/25
1860
1870
1880
1890 Veteran Schedule
1900
He married first, on 25 Aug 1864 in Portsmouth, NH [NH Marr rec; Tobey Gen, pg 309], to ANNIE R COLE. She was born 1845, he daughter of Samuel and Sarah A Cole. She died on 6 Nov 1877, aged 32 yrs, 6 mos, 17 days [Eliot vr], and is buried at Mt Pleasant Cemetery.
He was married second, on 28 Jan 1885, to MARY BOWRAN, the daughter of Robert and Christie (McLain) Bowran. She was born 18 Sept 1860 [Tobey Gen, pg 309].
Samuel was a carpenter, building ships while he lived in Eliot, and after moving to Cambridge, MA around 1880, he had his own business as a house carpenter. He was a member of the John A Logan, Post 186, GAR, in Cambridge, and held the officer's position of surgeon for many years. He also took part in decorating the graves of veterans at North Cambridge Cemetery [Cambridge Tribune, 5/27/1899].
I. IDA B TOBEY, b. 3 Sept 1865 [Tobey Gen, pg 309]. Married 12 Jan 1888 in Cambridge, MA [MA marr rec] to HERBERT E SMITH. He was born in Cambridge ca 1864, the son of Samuel and Mary Smith. In 1910, he was a real estate salesman and dealer, living in Boston.
1. Paul E Smith, b. ca 1889 in FL (age 21 in 1910)
2. Margaret Smith, b. ca 1893 in FL (age 17 in 1910)
3. Ida E Smith, b. ca 1901 in NY (age 9 in 1910)
II. WILLIAM CLINTON TOBEY, b. 12 Apr 1867 in Eliot [Tobey Gen, pg 309]; d. 1946 in Orange Co, FL [FL Death Index]. He married, on 5 Apr 1887 in Cambridge, MA [MA vr], to DELLA M PAYNE, the dau of Elisha and Alice Payne. She was born abt Nov 1869 [1900 census] in MA. By 1900, they had moved to Hempstead, NY, where he was working as a carpenter.
1. Alice D Tobey, b. Apr 1890 in ME [1900 census]
2. Marion A Tobey, b. Sept 1894 in MA [1900 census]
III. SAMUEL OSCAR TOBEY, b. 29 Sept 1870 in Eliot; d. 6 Mar 1898 in Plymouth, FL. He had moved there in Jan '98 due to a stomach ailment, with hopes the better climate would renew his health. His body was sent back to Cambridge for a funeral, and he was buried in the family plot at Mt Pleasant Cemetery in Eliot [Cambridge Chronicle, 3/12/1898]. He had been a horse dealer while in Cambridge, residing with his father [1898 City Dir]. He didn't marry.
IV. RALPH ELWOOD TOBEY, b. 4 Jul 1875 in Eliot [Eliot vr]. He married BESSIE GERTRUDE SCOTT on 1 Aug 1902. She was born in St John, New Brunswick, the daughter of Robert and Mary J (Mitchell) Scott. He lived in Cambridge, Boston, and Mattapan, having various occupations. By 1921, he had removed to Milton, MA, where he worked as a travelling salesman [1921 St Dir] and building contractor [1930 census].
1. Ralph Elwood Tobey, b. 10 May 1903; d. 3 Feb 1904 from pneumonia. Bur in Cambridge Cemetery.
2. Robert Oscar Tobey, b. 23 Oct 1904 in Boston [MA vr v545 p198]
3. Frederick Samuel Tobey, b. 2 Nov 1908 Boston [MA vr v577 p258]
With 2nd wife Mary:
V. GORDON ELIOT TOBEY, b. 11 Nov 1891 in Cambridge, MA [MA vr v413 p99]. Marr to GERTRUDE M. The 1930 Braintree, MA census shows him with four children:
1. Maria D Tobey
2. Gordon J Tobey
3. Joan M Tobey
4. Rebecca A Tobey
VI. HOWARD BLAINE TOBEY, b. 11 Dec 1893 in Cambridge [MA vr v431 p126]
Additional Source Data:
1850 Eliot, York, Maine census: hh 21/25
1860
1870
1880
1890 Veteran Schedule
1900